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TV Junk Episode #57: The Bear - Season 5

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

It's Chicago Original Berf time once again as the TV Junk Podcast makes a reservation for The Bear Season 5. Frank, Sean and Greg breakdown each episode and chat condiments, food plating, Michelin stars and how the series finale played out. Yes Chef, they also hand out superlatives. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Greg's thirsty 15 year old German Shepherd/Border Collie cross, Chester.

Pleasantville (1998)

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

Where's my dinner? This week on the Film Junk Podcast we step inside the world of a 1950s black and white sitcom with the 1998 high concept dramedy Pleasantville. The movie was fairly well-received at the time but let's find out how it holds up almost 30 years later. Is the social commentary on point or does it miss the mark? Do the digital desaturation effects still dazzle? Is this movie better or worse than The Truman Show? What was Don Knotts' mysterious TV repairman trying to accomplish anyway? It's time to separate out the things that are pleasant from the things that are unpleasant......

Wake in Fright (1971)

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

Note: This episode is dedicated to longtime listener and beloved Film Junk community member Charbel Beaini, aka Chuck B, who sadly passed last week. His positive presence will be greatly missed, and our hearts go out to his family and friends. All the little devils are proud of hell. This week on the Film Junk Podcast, we travel to The Yabba and experience the extreme heat and aggressive hospitality of the Australian outback in Wake in Fright. This cult classic plays like a horror movie but has a unique vibe that we won’t soon forget. Is everyone in this movie practicing toxic politeness?...

Pleasantville (1998)

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

Where's my dinner? This week on the Film Junk Podcast we step inside the world of a 1950s black and white sitcom with the 1998 high concept dramedy Pleasantville. The movie was fairly well-received at the time but let's find out how it holds up almost 30 years later. Is the social commentary on point or does it miss the mark? Do the digital desaturation effects still dazzle? Is this movie better or worse than The Truman Show? What was Don Knotts' mysterious TV repairman trying to accomplish anyway? It's time to separate out the things that are pleasant from the things that are unpleasant......

Game Junk Episode #276

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

Film Junk Calendar Reveal - Aug 2026

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

"Come August, we like to celebrate: Saint Suck My Big Fat Fucking Sausage!" August's lineup is here, and Magnolia is NOT on the schedule! BUT... customer service is on trial in this collection of films that interrogate the concept of TOXIC POLITENESS and the challenging of societal norms, whether it be the right to use ANY colour you'd like for your NUDIE MURAL, or the right to order fast food breakfast ANY TIME OF THE DAY. What are you looking forward to? What are you DREADING? What are you ON? FUCK YOU DUDE. Just joking. RELAX.

The Odyssey (2026)

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

"Why cover the same ground again? It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told so clearly." Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has finally arrived but it may not be the hero's journey you were expecting. Join us as we wax poetic on this epic in the grand oral traditions of old. Can this classic story connect with a modern audience? Is Nolan's preference for practical effects his greatest strength or an achilles heel? Are the American accents a bold choice or just plain bad? Follow Zeus' law and pull up a chair while we regale you with the latest episode of Film Junk.

Mr. Nobody (2009)

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

You have to make the right choice. As long as you don't choose, everything remains possible. For some reason we chose to go back in time to re-review Mr. Nobody as this month's mystery movie, revisiting a conversation that holds special significance in Film Junk history. Do we still hate it or have we learned to embrace the chaos of life? Does the movie do a good job of explaining quantum physics, entropy and The Big Crunch? Are the visuals beautiful and unique or just ripped off from other movies? Is this one of Jared Leto's best performances? Life is a playground... mix the mashed potatoes...

Game Junk Episode #275

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

Rain Man (1988)

Film Junk: The Longest-Running Movie Podcast

“What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name and this morning we had pancakes.” It's time for another Frankie favourite here on Film Junk: the 1988 road trip dramedy Rain Man! This one was a huge blockbuster at the time and went on to win four Oscars including Best Picture. But has it been forgotten and a little underappreciated over the years? Was Dustin Hoffman right to question his own performance? Was Tom Cruise snubbed by the Academy that year? Did Hans Zimmer’s score break new ground or was it just following ‘80s trends? Would Raymond really say...

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